Although the medical conditions were backward in ancient times, the ancients relied on their understanding of Chinese herbal medicine to develop many prescriptions with remarkable efficacy. For example, Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing, etc., are all famous doctors with superb ancient medical skills, relying on a variety of different medicines to cure countless people.
The famous doctor we are talking about today is not only superb in medical skills, but also wrote a medical book, which has made a major contribution to the medical progress of later generations. This person is Li Shizhen, born in the Ming Dynasty, because of the medical skills of the magic hand rejuvenation, it is known as the "medicine saint".
How powerful is Li Shizhen? Let's take a look.
Image: "Medicine Saint" Li Shizhen stills
This incident occurred during the reign of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, when Emperor Ming Shizong Zhu Houxi was very fond of Zhang Niangniang, and one summer, Zhang Niangniang's lower body suddenly faintly ached, her body was uncomfortable, and she was afraid of cold and fever. Therefore, Ming Shizong hurriedly found the Tai Doctor and asked the Tai Doctor to diagnose what the cause was.
Originally, it was the doctor's duty to cure the sick and save people, but the doctor in the palace was very embarrassed and reluctant. Why is this happening?
Because when ancient doctors diagnosed the disease, it was mainly through the way of "looking, smelling and cutting".
This is nothing for male patients, but it is slightly embarrassing for female patients. In ancient times, feudal ideas were strong, and female patients were generally very taboo against male doctors.
Not to mention that it is the harem lady who is sick, which is more exquisite, and the doctor can't even see it. The condition is dictated by the palace maid who is close to the waiter, and the doctor judges the condition and then grabs the medicine. During the whole process of seeing a doctor, the doctor did not even see niangniang's face, so naturally there was no need to say that he took the pulse.
Image: Stills of the sick Zhang Niangniang
Because of this, many times the diagnosis of the disease has been wrong, and naturally it is impossible to cure the disease. That's why so many doctors are punished. Now that Zhang Niangniang suddenly suffered from an unknown disease, the doctors immediately pushed each other away, and no one was willing to go to the clinic for treatment.
In the end, it was only up to the court to judge Li Henian personally, and after carefully questioning the palace maid, Li Henian made a preliminary judgment that it should be
"Perineum is born
carbuncle
”。
However, it is now the early stage of the disease and is not serious.
So Li Henian opened the "Jing Anti-Corruption Dispersion", which needs to be taken internally, and at the same time, some plasters are added for external application. At that time, Li Henian planned to use a mixture of internal and external medicines to heal, and the effect was faster, but the results surprised him.
After Zhang Niangniang took the medicine for a few days, this phenomenon of "cold and fever" disappeared, and her lower body became more and more swollen and painful, much more serious than before.
Photo: None of the doctors want to go to the clinic for stills
Knowing that the condition was more serious, Li Henian was also anxious, so he immediately prescribed a prescription "Immortal Fang Life Drink", but it still did not work. Because the best time for diagnosis and treatment was missed, the private parts were now suppurated.
Only by performing external surgery, incising the pustules and allowing the pus to flow out of the body, can the cure be complete. However, Zhang Niangniang was the emperor's concubine, and this "carbuncle" was grown in a private position. How does a male doctor perform surgery in Li Henian?
Embarrassed, Li Henian painstakingly came up with a method,
Let the mother-in-law take the "substitute knife scatter", let this"
"Broken from the inside.
After trying this method, it still did not work. Because Zhang Niangniang eats too many mountain and sea flavors on weekdays, "generation knife scattering" does not work at all.
Photo: Stills of Zhang Niangniang taking medication
Zhang Niangniang suffered from pain day and night, sitting still, and it was even more difficult to sleep. Ming Shizong watched Aifei suffer, and his psychology was very unpleasant. This doctor could not even cure this small disease? In a fit of rage, Li Henian was removed from his post at the Hospital.
At this point, things took a turn for the better, and Zhu Zhengang, the king of Fushun in Hubei Province, learned that Niangniang was tormented by illness, and the emperor was also worried. Therefore, Zhu Zhangang took Li Shizhen into Beijing with him and took the initiative to request that Zhang Niangniang be treated.
At that time, Ming Shizong asked, "Is Li Shizhen a national hand?" Zhu Zhangang replied:
Although Li Shizhen is not a national hand, his medical skills have reached a very high level. Previously, the child suffered from a strange disease, and the imperial doctor was powerless, and Li Shizhen cured the child's strange disease with a pair of medicines. At present, Niangniang's illness is probably only cured by Li Shizhen. ”
The doctors of the Tai Hospital were helpless, and Ming Shizong could only agree to Zhu Zhangang's request to let Li Shizhen treat Zhang Niangniang.'
Image: Stills of Emperor Ming Shizong Zhu Houxi
Similarly, Li Shizhen, like other imperial doctors, had no privileges and could only rely on the palace maid to dictate her condition. Li Shizhen deduced the condition at that time, and then checked the prescription prescribed by the Tai Doctor for Zhang Niangniang before, and the drugs on the prescription were also symptomatic.
It's just that because of Zhang Niangniang's identity, the operation can't be carried out, so the doctors are at a loss, and they don't know how to be good. Li Shizhen was also embarrassed by this, after all, it was surgery in such a private part, it was definitely not feasible.
If there is a half-point difference pool, it is not only his own life that is lost, but the whole family will be implicated. Li Shizhen thought about it for several nights, but still had no clue. One day, he went to the courtyard to cool off, and found that there was a Taishi chair in the courtyard, and Li Shizhen sat up without looking closely.
I only felt that there was a hard object against my perineum, and I was like a fan. In an instant, a thought flashed in Li Shizhen's mind, thinking of a good way to heal Niangniang.
At this time, Li Shizhen first prepared a small knife, about half an inch long. Li Shizhen planned to use this knife to operate on Zhang Niangniang, but the person holding the knife was not him. After entering the palace, Li Shizhen asked the palace maid to take him to measure the height of the mother-in-law, and specially explained that "it must be measured from the head to the soles of the feet, it must be accurate, and there must be no sloppiness."
After getting The height of Zhang Niangniang, Li Shizhen based on it
“
Stand seven and sit five flat and three halves
”
The method calculated the position of the perineum when the mother was sitting on the chair. Subsequently, Li Shizhen asked the craftsmen to order a chair and sprinkle a layer of powder on the chair.
After that, Li Shizhen told the palace maid to let the lady take off her clothes and sit naked in this chair.
Photo: Arrange for the palace maid to measure the height stills of Zhang Niangniang
Li Shizhen's purpose in doing so is to accurately know the size and height of Zhang Niangniang's affected area. Subsequently, Li Shizhen placed the knife on the chair, and the blade leaked out, and then covered the blade with hundreds of flour.
The chair was lifted into the inner chamber again, because of the experience last time, Zhang Niangniang did not suspect it, and Li Suo sat up. Unexpectedly, this sitting, the blade just pierced the affected area, and the pus and blood flowed. The palace maid on the side was even more frightened and pale.
Just when everyone thought that Li Shizhen would be sentenced to death, Zhang Niangniang said that she was very comfortable and the pain was much lessened. After that, Li Shizhen prescribed some formulas to speed up her recovery and completely cured Zhang Niangniang's illness. In this way, Li Shizhen's reputation is higher and more respected by the world.
Article author: Dahui
The whole graphic was originally produced by the team of the big coffee storytelling studio!